Eureka police catch wanted man after foot chase

Eureka police chased a suspect over fences and through yards before arresting him on an outstanding warrant Friday morning, the department announced.

According to an EPD press release, a Eureka resident called police around 7 a.m. to report that her boyfriend was chasing a man who tampered with her car near the 2600 block of K Street.

The boyfriend lost the suspect — identified as Eureka resident Chad Elon Fraker — near Carson and I streets, but responding officers found him a block away. Fraker, 29, then reportedly ran away before officers eventually caught him near the 2400 block of H Street.

The car's owner did not want to pursue further charges against Fraker, but police arrested him on a warrant for suspected possession of stolen property. He was booked into the Humboldt County jail, the press release adds.